Maasai Mau
IUCN Not ReportedCommunity Forest Reserve · 1964
461 km²
Commune · KEN
Sogoo
Kenya
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
1
Observations
1
Area
87km²
Partial data for this territory
Few observations recorded here. Real biodiversity is likely richer.
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
1 distinct species · 1 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
16,4°C
Annual rain
1 590mm
Warmest m°
23,1°C
Coldest m°
10,6°C
Elevation: 2 198 m on average (min 2 038 m, max 2 381 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,4°C
Annual rain
1 590mm
Warmest month
23,1°C
Coldest month
10,6°C
Mean alt.
2 198m
Min
2 038m
Max
2 381m
Std. dev.
61m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
40,2g/kg
Clay
36,6%
Sand
35,4%
Silt
28,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Narok South
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
55,7g/kg
Clay
36,4%
Sand
35,6%
Silt
28,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
36,7g/kg
Clay
35,1%
Sand
36,4%
Silt
28,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
28,3g/kg
Clay
38,4%
Sand
34,1%
Silt
27,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest21.1%
Crops37.3%
Built-up1.5%
Bare soil2.7%
Other (grassland, water…)37.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
4,0km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
1 700km²
Discharge in basins
0,3m³/s
Mean precip.
983mm/an
Mean T°
16,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,39
Mean runoff
162mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 076m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
4hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
151,0%
Pesticides
1,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN